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On April 29, the CMS released a final regulation for the new hospital value-based purchasing \(VBP\) program. The final rule, which affects inpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) hospitals was published in the May 6 Federal Register. Major provisions of the rule are described in this advisory…
On April 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued its inpatient psychiatric facility \(IPF\) prospective payment system \(PPS\) final rule for rate year \(RY\) 2012.
Hospital and CAH Medicare and Medicaid CoP: Final Rule on Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging
This Regulatory Advisory provides a summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) final rule revising the conditions of participation \(CoPs\) for hospitals and critical access hospitals \(CAHs\) regarding the credentialing and privileging for physicians and practitioners…
On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued its hospital inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule for federal fiscal year \(FY\) 2012.
On March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the much-anticipated proposed regulation for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which encourages the voluntary formation of accountable care organizations \(ACOs\).
On March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the much-anticipated proposed regulation for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which encourages the voluntary formation of accountable care organizations \(ACOs\).
The AHA hosted a special briefing on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule for the new accountable care organizations program during the AHA annual meeting on Sunday, April 10.
The AHA hosted a special briefing on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule for the new accountable care organizations program during the AHA annual meeting on Sunday, April 10. Jack Ebeler, a principal with Health Policy Alternatives Inc., and Nicholas Wolter, M.D., CEO of…
The deficit reduction debate has begun in earnest and the next few weeks will be critical as Congress takes steps to address the budget deficit and put our nation's fiscal house in order.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently took steps to operationalize the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record \(EHR\) incentive programs. The incentive programs provide bonus payments to certain physicians and hospitals for the adoption and ")meaningful use") of…